News Category: Advocacy
A Cry for Justice: Various Organizations Stand Against Child Rape and Torture
Various organizations working to prevent child abuse in Chittagong recently formed a human chain, demanding swift justice for child domestic worker Rahima’s rape case and all other child and women…
YPSA Organized Partnership Initiative Program in Plastic Waste Management
A significant milestone in environmental stewardship was celebrated through the event titled “Partnership Initiative in Plastic Waste Management,” held at a Hotel in Chattogram on April 29, 2025. The event…
Country Director of Solidar Suisse, Bangladesh Visits Free Kids Project Areas
The annual “Project Area Visit and Monitoring Meeting” of the YPSA-Free Kids Project has been successfully completed. Mr. Muhammad Amanaullah Aman, Country Director of Solidar Suisse, Bangladesh, visited the project…
YPSA Observes The World Day Against Child Labour 2024
The World Day Against Child Labour was observed across Bangladesh with the theme ” Let’s act on our commitments: End Child Labour! “. YPSA Free Kids Project, with the support of…
Fire Safety Training and Fire Drill to Enhance Fire Safety Skills of Shipbreaking Workers
A fire safety training and drill was held at SN Corporation Ship Recycling Yard, a green yard, in Shitalpur area of Sitdakunda upazila in Chattogram on May 16. YPSA organized…
DIFE and YPSA jointly celebrate the National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2024
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and YPSA jointly celebrate the National Occupational Health and Safety Day 2024 in Chattogram on Sunday. The theme of this year’s…
US Ambassador Peter D. Haas Tours YPSA Safety First Center
Peter D. Haas, United States ambassador to Bangladesh, visited YPSA’s Safety First Center in Chattogram on April 23, 2024. The Ambassador’s visit aimed to learn about YPSA’s various activities for…
Training on Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2012 for the Tourist Police in Cox’s Bazar
“People even many law enforcement agency personnel, are still unaware that there is any anti-human trafficking law in Bangladesh”, said Mr. Md. Apple Mahmud, Addl. DIG. of Tourist Police, Cox’s…
Solidar Suisse and YPSA’s Baseline Survey Explores the challenges for elimination of Child Labour in Chattagram and Cox’s bazar
“Child labour elimination is not an issue that can be resolved by the government alone. It has a complex dynamics backed by several economic and social factors. The government decided…
Three journalists receive YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023
Three journalists from Sitakund Press Club have been awarded the YPSA-Sitakund Press Club Journalism Award 2023. The award was given to them in recognition of their outstanding reporting on development…
The Challenges to be Green Ship Recycling Yard in Bangladesh : YPSA Round Table Meeting
A comprehensive effort is needed to uplift the ship recycling sector from the ongoing downfall of the sector. Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry dismantles hundreds of scrap ships every year. The…
Chattogram Unites for Safer Roads
Stakeholders Emphasize Collaborative Efforts in Key Road Safety Roundtable. In a significant effort to address the growing concerns of road accidents and enhance road safety measures, stakeholders highlighted the necessity…
Contract signing ceremony of Responsible Party Agreement (RPA) between the UNDP and YPSA
A contract signing ceremony of Responsible Party Agreement (RPA) between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) for implementing “Activating Village Court in Bangladesh…
YPSA led Proyash II Project Closing Workshop: Learnings and Sharing
YPSA and Save the Children held a sharing and learning workshop on Proyash II project intervention on 20th June, 2023. Chief Executive Officer of Chattogram City Corporation, Sheikh Muhammad Touhidul…
Meeting with Law Enforcement Agencies in Ramu on Capacity Strengthening and Protection Systems
YPSA organized a meeting on capacity strengthening and protection systems with law enforcement agencies at Ramu Upazila Parishad, Cox’s Bazar, on June 18, 2023. The meeting was held under the…
CCDMC Meeting organized in collaboration of CCC, YPSA and SCI
Multi Hazard Contingency plan submitted to Mayor. Chattogram City Corporation Disaster Management Committee (CCDMC) meeting for coordination and joint collaboration among committee members, Non-Govt. Development organizations, Civil society and Community…
YPSA supports City Corporation on Road Safety and Safe Food ToT for students and teachers
Chattogram City Corporation has taken remarkable initiative to aware 75000 school going students and teachers about road safety and safe food. YPSA and Save the Children support the initiative to…
CUN’s Recommendations in Chattogram Metropolitan Master Plan of CDA
To make Chittagong livable, a safe, sustainable, and inclusive master plan is compulsory. Since the development activities were not carried out in accordance with the master plan prior to this,…
Sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” held at Chattogram City Corporation
YPSA organized a sharing meeting on “Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan” with different city stakeholders, held at the Conference room of Chattogram City Corporation on 27th November 2022. The meeting was chaired…
YPSA, Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized roundtable meeting in Chattogram
YPSA, The daily Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized a roundtable meeting at the conference room of World Trade Center in Chattogram on 29 May 2022. Divisional Director, Directorate…